diff --git a/elastalert/alerters/iris.py b/elastalert/alerters/iris.py
index 1f20ae5b..c86256de 100644
--- a/elastalert/alerters/iris.py
+++ b/elastalert/alerters/iris.py
@@ -34,13 +34,28 @@ def __init__(self, rule):
         self.alert_context = self.rule.get('iris_alert_context', None)
         self.iocs = self.rule.get('iris_iocs', None)
 
+    def lookup_field(self, match: dict, field_name: str, default):
+        """Populates a field with values depending on the contents of the Elastalert match
+        provided to it.
+
+        Uses a similar algorithm to that implemented to populate the `alert_text_args`.
+        First checks any fields found in the match provided, then any fields defined in
+        the rule, finally returning the default value provided if no value can be found.
+        """
+        field_value = lookup_es_key(match, field_name)
+        if field_value is None:
+            field_value = self.rule.get(field_name, default)
+
+        return field_value
+
     def make_alert_context_records(self, matches):
         alert_context = {}
 
         for key, value in self.alert_context.items():
+            data = str(self.lookup_field(matches[0], value, ''))
             alert_context.update(
                 {
-                    key: matches[0].get(value)
+                    key: data
                 }
             )
 
diff --git a/tests/alerters/iris_test.py b/tests/alerters/iris_test.py
index 85fd2265..2ad0bfce 100644
--- a/tests/alerters/iris_test.py
+++ b/tests/alerters/iris_test.py
@@ -215,6 +215,86 @@ def test_iris_make_alert_maximal(caplog):
     assert expected_data == actual_data
 
 
+def test_iris_make_alert_maximal_with_nested_json(caplog):
+    caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
+    rule = {
+        'name': 'Test Maximal Alert Body',
+        'type': 'any',
+        'iris_host': '127.0.0.1',
+        'iris_api_token': 'token 12345',
+        'iris_customer_id': 1,
+        'iris_description': 'test description in alert',
+        'iris_alert_note': 'test note',
+        'iris_alert_tags': 'test, alert',
+        'iris_overwrite_timestamp': True,
+        'iris_alert_source_link': 'https://example.com',
+        'iris_iocs': [
+            {
+                'ioc_description': 'source address',
+                'ioc_tags': 'ip, ipv4',
+                'ioc_tlp_id': 1,
+                'ioc_type_id': 76,
+                'ioc_value': 'host.src_ip'
+            },
+            {
+                'ioc_description': 'target username',
+                'ioc_tags': 'login, username',
+                'ioc_tlp_id': 3,
+                'ioc_type_id': 3,
+                'ioc_value': 'username'
+            }
+        ],
+        'iris_alert_context': {'username': 'username', 'ip': 'host.src_ip', 'login_status': 'event_status'},
+        'alert': [],
+    }
+
+    rules_loader = FileRulesLoader({})
+    rules_loader.load_modules(rule)
+    alert = IrisAlerter(rule)
+
+    match = {
+        '@timestamp': '2023-10-21 20:00:00.000', 'username': 'evil_user', 'host': {'src_ip': '172.20.1.1'}, 'dst_ip': '10.0.0.1',
+        'event_type': 'login', 'event_status': 'success'
+    }
+
+    expected_data = {
+        "alert_title": 'Test Maximal Alert Body',
+        "alert_description": 'test description in alert',
+        "alert_source": "ElastAlert2",
+        "alert_severity_id": 1,
+        "alert_status_id": 2,
+        "alert_source_event_time": '2023-10-21 20:00:00.000',
+        "alert_note": 'test note',
+        "alert_tags": 'test, alert',
+        "alert_customer_id": 1,
+        "alert_source_link": 'https://example.com',
+        "alert_iocs": [
+            {
+                'ioc_description': 'source address',
+                'ioc_tags': 'ip, ipv4',
+                'ioc_tlp_id': 1,
+                'ioc_type_id': 76,
+                'ioc_value': '172.20.1.1'
+            },
+            {
+                'ioc_description': 'target username',
+                'ioc_tags': 'login, username',
+                'ioc_tlp_id': 3,
+                'ioc_type_id': 3,
+                'ioc_value': 'evil_user'
+            }
+        ],
+        "alert_context": {
+            'username': 'evil_user',
+            'ip': '172.20.1.1',
+            'login_status': 'success'
+        },
+    }
+
+    actual_data = alert.make_alert([match])
+    assert expected_data == actual_data
+
+
 def test_iris_make_case_minimal(caplog):
     caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
     rule = {